Dick Cheney's former legal counsel David Addington threatened
the consequence of mass terror attacks in order to silence Department
of Justice lawyer Jack Goldsmith when he questioned the legality of
the warrantless wiretapping program, according to Goldsmith's new
book.

The Terror Presidency details how Bush administration
officials dangled the fear of terror over critic's heads every time
a whimper of dissent emerged over attempts to beef executive power.

David Addington is now Cheney's chief of staff and was
once described by U.S. News and World Report as "the most powerful
man you've never heard of." Immediately after 9/11, he
pushed the argument that the NSA should be given carte blanche
to wiretap purely domestic telephone calls and e-mails, a complete
violation of the 4th Amendment.

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When Goldsmith cautioned that the NSA eavesdropping
program was a potential violation of the FISA court, shortly before
controversy about the issue erupted in the media, Addington scorned
him with the threat of a new 9/11, screeching, “We’re
one bomb away from getting rid of that obnoxious [FISA] court."

Likewise, when Goldsmith raised questions about another
administration policy, Addington rebuked him with vitriol, stating,
“If you rule that way, the blood of the hundred thousand people
who die in the next attack will be on your hands.”

Addington was basically threatening the consequence
of terror if Goldsmith erected any roadblocks to stymie the Neo-Con's
political agenda - using the threat of terror to achieve a political
objective - which is the very definition of terrorism.

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The definition of terrorism according to Dictionary.com
is "The use of violence and threats to intimidate or
coerce, esp. for political purposes." Another definition
is "A terroristic method of governing." Addington's rhetoric
conforms to both those definitions.